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View of the Rursee – Lakeside Trails at the Rursee loop from Schmidt

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View of the Rursee – Lakeside Trails at the Rursee loop from Schmidt

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View of the Rursee – Lakeside Trails at the Rursee loop from Schmidt

04:21

15.0km

330m

Hiking

Moderate hike. Good fitness required. Mostly accessible paths. Sure-footedness required. The starting point of the route is accessible with public transport.

Last updated: April 29, 2026

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Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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3.12 km

View of the Rursee

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We started our tour at the Hotel Seehof in Schwammenauel and then hiked to Woffelsbach. From there we took the ship back to Schwammenauel. The tour is then about 14 kilometers long and ideal for a beautiful late summer day.

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4.44 km

View of the Rursee (Rur Reservoir)

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Currently, the Rurtalsperre does not have that much water due to the hot summer and low rainfall.

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4.88 km

View of the Rursee

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Very quiet place to chill.

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5.10 km

Lakeside Trails at the Rursee

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All in all, a very worthwhile hiking area with well-developed trails and great views!

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11.0 km

Zweibäsch – Confluence of Allerbach and Schilsbach

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It's wonderfully idyllic when the stream babbles along.

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Smugglers' Shelter Schilsbachtal

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Here you can feel history close up. At the end of the forties there was sometimes not even coffee in Germany, which is why people used their "Muckefuck" from parts of plants that somehow came close to the taste of coffee. But of course, that's not the same, which is why coffee was a coveted good. And such goods often find interesting ways to those who desire them. This is the path that begins here: the "smuggler" path where people actually smuggled coffee from Belgium to Germany. The St. Hubert's Church in nearby Schmidt is therefore still today "St. Mocha "called.

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11.4 km

Smuggler's Trail in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

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“The way takes its name from the post-war period, when coffee smuggling from Belgium was one of the Schmidter's most important sources of income. Schmidt was destroyed to over 90% at the end of World War II, including the parish church of St. Hubertus. With the profit from the smuggling of coffee across the nearby border, the Schmidter got their families through and rebuilt their destroyed houses. Of course, this did not go unnoticed by the then pastor Josef Beyer. The reconstruction of the church went a little less quickly at first. He said in a sermon: “I know that you get a headache from a lot of money. For me it's the other way around, because I don't know where to get the money from to rebuild the church. ”From now on, the smugglers sacrificed part of their profits from the coffee business to rebuild the church. It is therefore popularly known as St. Mocha ”Auch
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11.4 km

Enchanted Forest Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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The path was not easy to walk, a good level of sure-footedness was required, climbing over tree trunks etc. At the end it was very difficult as it was no longer a real path. There is a route that runs parallel on the other side of the river. A small note on the sign beforehand would have been nice, actually the path was not really walkable.

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End point

Bus stop

Way Types & Surfaces

Way Types

6.60 km

6.38 km

1.19 km

455 m

359 m

Surfaces

6.07 km

3.33 km

3.10 km

1.62 km

860 m

Elevation

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Highest point (470 m)

Lowest point (270 m)

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Friday 17 July

23°C

14°C

26 %

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View of the Rursee – Lakeside Trails at the Rursee loop from Schmidt

View of the Rursee

View of the Rursee (Rur Reservoir)

View of the Rursee

Lakeside Trails at the Rursee

Zweibäsch – Confluence of Allerbach and Schilsbach

Smugglers' Shelter Schilsbachtal

Smuggler's Trail in Hohes Venn-Eifel Nature Park

Enchanted Forest Path in Naturpark Hohes Venn-Eifel

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